One newcomer and two incumbents are jumping into the field for Coralville City Council, they announced Thursday.

Meghann Foster, a digital media strategist and business owner, announced her candidacy in a news release Thursday, and council members Tom Gill and Laurie Goodrich, whose seats are up this fall, also confirmed they will be seeking re-election.

Foster is a co-owner and digital strategist at Brand Driven Digital in Coralville, helping companies with online marketing and social media, according to the release. She also teaches courses in strategic communication and social media marketing at the University of Iowa.

Foster is a member of Coralville's Planning and Zoning Committee, serves on the board of directors of the Coralville Food Pantry and advises the Johnson County Affordable Homes Coalition, the release said. Her campaign will focus on those issues.

"Affordable housing is a big issue for me," she told the Press-Citizen in an interview Thursday. "I really want to make sure that we aren't pricing young families out of our community."

With affordable housing also comes the need for other social services for vulnerable members of the Coralville community, she said.

Foster has lived in Coralville for 16 years with her husband, Nick Westergaard, and is a mother to five children who attend Coralville Central, Northwest Junior High and West High.

"In the time that I've lived here, Coralville has really grown in a lot of ways, and I want to make sure that all young families are able to come to Coralville and put down their roots and raise their families here the same way my husband and I were able to," she said.

Foster will hold an official kickoff event for her campaign on May 10 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the North Ridge Pavilion at 2250 Holiday Road in Coralville.

She joins a field of candidates that includes Cindy Altmaier Riley, Miriam Timmer-Hackert and Elizabeth Dinschel. Three seats — currently held by Gill, Goodrich and Bill Hoeft — will appear on the ballot this November, as will the mayorship, currently held by John Lundell.

Gill, 70, confirmed Thursday that he is seeking re-election and said he wants to see through the completion of development at the Iowa River Landing, including a new University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics building, an arena and multiple hotels.

Gill recently finished a two-year term as chair of the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County and is a longtime member of the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Infrastructure and economic development are some of Gill's areas of interest and he said he's looking forward to the completion of the final stretch of the city's flood walls and road construction on First Avenue near the Marriott Hotel and elsewhere to keep up with increasing traffic.

"I’m not sitting on my laurels," Gill said. "I’ve got a lot of things I want to complete in the next four years."

Goodrich confirmed via email that she is also seeking re-election.

“Yes, I will run for Coralville City Council re-election in November. It's been an honor to serve and I appreciate being able to continue,” Goodrich said.

Hoeft said Thursday via social media that he is not seeking re-election.

"I have spoken to Meghann on a couple of occasions regarding her making a run. I am thrilled that she is going for it. She will do a great job for the city," Hoeft told the Press-Citizen via social media.